Is the development of the agro-processing industry pro-poor?: The case of Thailand

Michio Watanabe, Naoto Jinji and Mitsuyo Kurihara

Journal of Asian Economics, 2009, vol. 20, issue 4, 443-455

Abstract: We examine how the development of the agro-processing industry contributed to poverty reduction in Thailand. The effects on farmers' income are emphasized because most of the poor in Thailand are farmers. The development of the agro-processing industry could improve farmers' income through two channels: (i) the purchase of agricultural products; and (ii) the employment of the poor farmers at factories. We show that the development of the agro-processing industry, which also played a leading role in the high economic growth of the Thai economy, contributed to poverty reduction through both of the two channels. It was hence pro-poor.

Keywords: Thailand; Pro-poor; growth; Agro-processing; industry; Poverty; reduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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